Coin bank



Oct. 14 1924.

l. J. KUSEL COIN BANK Filed Jan. 5, 1920 Patented Oct. 14, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ISIDOR J. KUSEL, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO STRONGHART COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

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Application filed January 5, 1920.

T all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, IsIDoR J. KUSEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county ofCook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Coin Banks, of,

which the following is a full, clearconcise,

and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to coin banks for rev ceiving and holding coins, particularly for savings purposes.

One of the objects of the invention is to l5 provide a locking means for coin banks by which the bank may be eectively locked but readily opened by an authorized person to remove the deposited coins.

Another object of the invention is to provide such a locking arrangement which can be readily operated by means of a small key.

Another object of the invention is to secure simplicity of construction and eii'ectiveness of operation.

Another object of the invention is to secure the foregoing and other desirable results in a practical and effective manner.

In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is an edge view of a coin bank embodying my present invention;

Figs. 2 and 3 are plan views of the separable members of which the bank is composed separated from one another; and

Fig. 4 is a cross section on an enlarged scale showing the parts in assembled and locked relation.

Fig. 5 is a front elevation view of the key.`

In the drawings I show a bank A prefer'- ably of a substantially circular form, as shown in Figs. and 3. The bank is made of two separable members 1 and 2, the for mer of which comprises the top 3 and a cir cular side wall or flange 4, and the latter of which comprises the bottom 5 and another wall or flange 6 adapted to fit outside of the wall or flange 4 so as to permit the two parts to fit telescopically together.

The wall 6 is provided with inwardly projecting pins 7, 8 and 9, and the wall 4 with bayonet slots 10, 11Y and 12, adapted to receive the pins 7 8 and 9, respectively. By means of these pins and walls the two separable members 1 and 2 may be interlocked by inserting the pins inthe bayonet slotsv thee turning the @We members, relatively Serial No. 349,467.

to one another a slight'y distance, as permitted by the elongated or laterally extending end portions of said slots.

As a means for holding said separable members 1 and 2 in position interlocked'by .said bayonet walls, a locking arrangement is provided which will hold said two members against relative rotation and so will hold them interlocked by means of said slot and pins. An arrangement shown consists of a pivoted lever 18, pivotally mounted on the wall 4 by means of a pivot 14 and provided with an abutment 15 which is adapted to engage a stop or shoulder 16 on the bottom 5. Vhen the abutment or shoulder 15 engages the shoulder or stop 16 the separable members of the bank are effectively locked together because relative rotation such as necessary to permit their separation by the bayonet slots is prevented. A spring 17 secured to the top 3 normally acts upon the upper side of the lever 13, (Fig. 4) and tends to hold said lever 18 in a downward positionin which the shoulder 15 will engage the shoulder 16. This tends to maintain the bank always in a locked condition.

The bank may be unlocked by swinging the lever 13 against the opposition of the spring 17 so that the shoulder 15 will come out of engagement with the shoulder 16. This may be accomplished by means of a key 18 adapted for insertion in a keyhole 19 in the wall 6. The key 18 is provided with a projection 18a, which is adapted to act against an end portion 20 of the lever 13 and thereby tilt said lever, swinging the end portion 2O down (Fig. 4) and the other end portion up, and thereby raising the shoul der 15 from engagement with the shoulder 16, and unlocking the bank, allowing it to be opened by merely turning the two separable members relatively to one another and then separating them by means of the bayonet slots and pins.

A guard or shield 21 is preferably provided to prevent the lever 13 from being interfered with by coins. This member 21 is preferably a plate-like member having substantially the curvature of the wall 6 and extending substantially parallel with said wall throughout its length, as shown in Fig. 3. It is preferably secured to the bottom 5 by means of rivets 22. Said member 21 is provided with an aperture 23 to receive the ald of the lav la when the later inserted vices, and means vfor holding said members against unlocking movement comprising a lever on one member provided with a shoulder and a cooperating shoulder o-n the other member, and spring means for holding said lever normally in position to cause the engagement of said shoulders With one another, in combination with a guard forming a Wall on the inner side of said `lever, said Wall comprising a plate-like member secured to the floor of the bank.

10. A coin bank having separable members provided 'With bayonet slot interlocking devices, and means for holding said members against unlocking movement comprising a leverl on one member provided With a shoulder and a cooperating shoulder o-n the other member, said shoulders being opera.- tively engageable only when the bayonet devices are interlocked, said bayonet slot device being located at unequal distances from one another to insure Closure of the bank With the operating devices in proper posi.- tion.

In Witness whereof, I hereunto subscribe .my name this 12th day of December, A. D.,

ISIDOR J. KUSEL. 

